06/09/2026
Our colleagues at Fiscal Policy Institute are running a class this summer on the NY Medicaid Program. This will be a good opportunity to learn about Medicaid systems.
New York's Medicaid program is a critical part of the state's healthcare and long-term care infrastructure, providing health insurance for approximately 5.2 million people and paying for long-term care for a further 500,000.
It is also a massive part of the state budget, accounting for nearly $126 billion of the State's $254 billion annual budget in FY26. Yet few New Yorkers understand much about how this complex and opaque program works, where all the money goes and what role it plays in our state's politics and economy.
Enter FPI's "Medicaid Summer School." Over four virtual sessions, we'll cover New York's Medicaid program in depth—its hows, its whys, and its history. This class, led by Health Policy Director Michael Kinnucan, is intended as an "advanced introduction," appropriate for both the general public and policy professionals such as legislative staff and advocates.
Little background knowledge is presumed, but this will be a technical introduction to the program and participants should expect to get in the weeds.
Topics to be covered include:
· Medicaid as health insurance and Mainstream Managed Care
· Safety net hospital funding: DSH, DPT, ICP, VAPAP
· Home care and nursing homes
· Managed Long-Term Care and Medicaid Advantage Plus
· New York's 1115 waiver
· Medicare and Medicaid: The Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Advantage Plus
The class will meet on Zoom over four weekly sessions beginning at 7pm on Wednesday, July 15.
New York's Medicaid program is a critical part of the state's healthcare and long-term care infrastructure, providing health insurance for approximately 5.2 million people and paying for long-term care for a further 500,000. It is also a massive part of the state budget, accounting for nearly $126 b...
